The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is the National Olympic Committee for New Zealand, founded in 1911 and headquartered in Auckland, responsible for selecting and fielding New Zealand's Olympic team from a country of roughly five million people that has consistently ranked among the most successful nations in the world on a medals-per-capita basis. It oversees New Zealand's Olympic sport federations, with particular strength in rowing, sailing, cycling and rugby sevens.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association 1 Headquarters Body Type
Body Type (category)National Olympic Committee 1 Body Type (category)National Governing Body 1 New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC)
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Did New Zealand always compete at the Olympic Games as its own team?
New Zealand first competed grouped with Australia as Australasia, and first competed independently in Antwerp in 1920.
No. The Oceania National Olympic Committees page records that New Zealand first took part in the Olympic Games grouped with Australia as Australasia. Its first appearance as an independent entity was at the VII Olympiad in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. The same page says the New Zealand Olympic Committee was established in 1911 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1919.
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The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.
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is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand
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Auckland, New Zealand
Associated With: Olympic Games, Opening paragraph
responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games
Governs: Olympic Sports, lead sentence, states the committee role in the Olympic movement
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.
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